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Extreme weather

30 January 2019

  • Lake Michigan like a 'boiling cauldron' as temperatures plummet in Chicago – video

    Wind chills fell as low as -47C in Chicago, with the temperature hitting -23C, as bitterly cold weather moved into Illinois, US 

22 October 2018

  • Severe thunderstorm covers Rome in hail and floods - video

    A severe hailstorm hit Rome on Sunday evening, bringing a dramatic end to a long spell of hot weather and covering the streets of the Italian capital in hail and floodwaters.

15 November 2017

  • 'Everything is destroyed’: Greece flash floods leave at least 15 dead – video report

    At least 14 people have died near Athens after the worst flash flooding the country has seen in years

16 October 2017

  • Deadly Storm Ophelia batters Ireland - video report

    The former hurricane has reached the west coast of Ireland, with winds of up to 95mph (150km/h).

30 November 2016

  • Livestock market in Wajir

    Using satellites to support Kenya's drought-hit herders – in pictures

    In Kenya 1.3 million people are facing serious food insecurity and loss of livelihoods as a result of poor rainfall. As the next dry season approaches, one insurance scheme is using satellite data to support some of east Africa’s most vulnerable. Photographs by ILRI.

10 November 2016

  • A parched lake in India

    Dairy in distress: the milk revolution draining Punjab dry

    Nestlé, GlaxoSmithKline and Danone support the drought-stricken farmers their supply chains rely on. But is it enough?

12 October 2016

  • Residents of Nongoma, north-east of Durban, collect water.

    The alien plants sucking South Africa dry – can companies help?

    A project to clear invasive plants is creating tens of thousands of jobs in a drought-struck country with mass unemployment

5 October 2016

  • A woman carries cooking bananas in Tanzania.

    'Crisis is a way of life': helping farmers cope with devastating climate change

    Changing weather patterns are having a dramatic effect on the livelihoods of smallholders in the developing world. So what can be done?

27 September 2016

  • A coffee farmer

    Coffee and climate change: what you need to know

    From tech solutions to crop diversification, our expert panel highlights how to support coffee farmers in the face of climate change

23 September 2016

  • Farming salt in Surendranagar

    Farming on the edge: the Indian salt producers coping with 48C heat

    An initiative to support female salt farmers in Gujarat provides loans to help them switch to solar in the face of climate change

16 September 2016

  • A farmer picks coffee fruits during a harvest in Karo district in Indonesia's North Sumatra province

    Climate change is threatening the world's coffee supplies: what can we do? – live chat

    Join us on this page on Tuesday 20 September, 2-3pm (BST), to debate the future of coffee, and the millions who depend on it, in the face of climate change

24 August 2016

  • A mother lights a kerosene lamp for her child to study by in Masaka, Uganda

    Investing in off-grid renewables in the developing world: what you need to know

    Renewables are cheaper but there’s still a huge investment gap. Here’s what our expert panel said in a recent debate on clean energy

28 July 2016

  • Solar powered water pump in Zingiziwa village, Malawi.

    How can developing countries reach 100% renewables? – the debate

    Join us on this webpage on Thursday 28 July, 1-2pm (BST), for an online debate as we explore clean energy investment in the developing world

26 July 2016

  • Farmer Carlos Lopez with lettuce crops damaged by the lack of rain

    From Colombia to Côte d’Ivoire: how to help farmers tackle climate change? – event

    Join us for a seminar on 21 September 2016, 6pm-8.30pm BST, to discuss how to support the developing world’s farmers and help end rural poverty

20 July 2016

  • Two children with off-grid solar light

    Investors' neglect of small-scale renewables threatens universal energy access

    From east Africa to India, finance for off-grid clean energy projects offers a wealth of benefits beyond tackling climate change

13 July 2016

  • A family waters crops with dishwater

    'Extreme measures are needed': Namibia's battle with drought comes to its cities

    Coca-Cola has had to partially relocate and small business workers are being hit hard. Yet still not enough is being done to address the water crisis

25 May 2016

  • Rowan Williams

    Coastal flooding: a sign of the damage our economy is wreaking on our fragile environment

    Rowan Williams
    A report ranking cities most at risk from coastal flooding is a stark reminder that the paradigm of economic development and prosperity no longer holds true | Rowan Williams

7 May 2016

  • A boy runs as heavy rains and high waves crash around him

    Philippines investigates Shell and Exxon over climate change

    A legal case will consider if the emissions of 50 fossil fuel companies violate the human rights of those hit by extreme weather

21 April 2016

  • Successive years of drought and erratic weather have put enormous pressure on India's struggling agricultural regions and burgeoning urban population.

    India's changing climate – in pictures

  • Volunteers rescue people from a residential area in Chennai, India, during the December 2015 floods

    India crippled by extreme weather as 100 million exposed to floods

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